Monthly Archives: March 2019

LONDON — The British Foreign Office on Wednesday defended spending almost $16 million to buy an apartment for a diplomat in New York as “the best possible deal and value for money” and a way to promote Britain’s business interests in the city. The British government paid 12 million pounds, …

There’s one sentence that scares Kim Taylor more than any other when it comes out of an employee’s mouth: “I don’t know what I should be doing.” At that point, she knows that person won’t be sticking around long at her company. Taylor is a two-time startup founder. Her first …

Self-driving cars are known for driving conservatively. After all, automakers and tech companies design autonomous vehicles to be textbook safe drivers, not aggressive speed demons. But mechanical engineers at Stanford University have been working on a research vehicle that can drive autonomously right at the edge of the tires’ grip …

Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage: What’s the Difference? Like any massive insurance enterprise, Medicare is confusing. Medicare.gov offers hundreds of pages of explanation, but luckily the basics of the program aren’t difficult to grasp. As the cliché goes, however, the devil is in the details. Medicare has four basic parts: A, …

From a bustling factory to a laid-back office, workplace safety should always be paramount. Even if you’ve been in business for a long time, there may be some things you’re doing that could qualify as an unsafe work practice. But how do you know what these unsafe work practices are, …

Work today looks very different than it did 10 years ago. That’s because over the past decade, American work habits have evolved — we’re taking different kinds of jobs, putting in longer hours than ever, and reporting to uniquely designed offices, if we report to an office at all. The …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Chatbots are being programmed to respond to abusive messages UK chatbot companies are programming their creations to deal with messages containing swearing, rudeness and sexism, BBC News has learned. Chatbots have received thousands of antisocial messages over the past year. One financial chatbot has …

How did hate speech, abuse, and extremism become the “cost of being online” — and how can you make social platforms engaging, safe, and ultimately, more profitable? Join analyst and author Brian Solis and Two Hat CEO Chris Priebe to learn more about the changing internet landscape and the role …

Work in Progress vs. Work in Process: An Overview Work in progress describes the costs of unfinished goods in manufacturing, while work in process refers to materials that are turned into goods in a short time period. The terms work in progress and work in process are used interchangeably to …

Getty Images It’s well-documented that millennials tend to make different lifestyle choices than baby boomers do, from waiting longer to get married and have children to spending their money on health, wellness, and experiences rather than material goods. But baby boomers and millennials also want very different types of houses, …